Where does “ἵζημα” come from?

ἵζημα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱζάνω, from Ancient Greek ἵζω, from Proto-Hellenic hízdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ἵζημα (Ancient Greek): subsidence, sinking

Definitions

  1. subsidence, sinking

Ancestry of “ἵζημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἱζάνωTo cause to sit, seat; To sit down; To settle...
2Ancient Greekἵζωto cause to sit, seat, place; to set up; to sit,...
3Proto-Hellenichízdōto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hízdō →